No Matter What Sign You Are

"No Matter What Sign You Are"
Single by Diana Ross & the Supremes
from the album Let the Sunshine In
B-side	"The Young Folks"
Released	May 9, 1969
Format	Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Genre	Funk, psychedelic pop, soul
Length	2:38
Label	Motown M 1148
Writer(s)	Berry Gordy, Jr., Henry Cosby
Producer	Berry Gordy, Jr., Henry Cosby
Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology
"The Composer" (1969) "No Matter What Sign You Are" (1969) "The Weight" (1969)
Music sample "No Matter What Sign You Are" Alternative cover

"No Matter What Sign You Are" is a song released for Diana Ross & the Supremes by the Motown label.

Background

Originally intended to be Diana Ross & the Supremes' final single before the departure of Diana Ross and penned by Berry Gordy, the song failed to fulfill Gordy's expectations as the single failed to reach the top 20 in both the US and UK, peaking at 31 and 37 respectively in July 1969.^[1] The song released as the third single from Let the Sunshine In. As with most singles released under this billing of the group, session singers The Andantes appear on the recorded single as opposed to Supremes group members at the time, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps)
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Track listing

• 7" single (9 May 1969) (United States/United Kingdom/Netherlands)

1. "No Matter What Sign You Are" – 2:38
2. "The Young Folks" – 2:29

Chart history

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	17
UK Singles Chart	37

Cover versions

It was sampled in 1989 by the Beastie Boys on "Shake Your Rump" from their acclaimed second album Paul's Boutique.

References

1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 81 (31): 61. 1969. http://books.google.com/books?id=dygEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 10 May 2011.